I would agree with you, but I've played Baldur's Gate II. Although the mage has some crippling weaknesses, every single one can be more that circumvented by a truly formidable array of spells. And after a while, having four PCs die because in order to get at a mage they have to dispel invisibility, dispel invincibility fight through a sword shield, survive a flame shield, and then have time stopped so that the mage puts its shield back and calls down a flaming comet, my sympathy for magic users is non existent.

In one way, its a good simulation of how powerful controlling the forces of the universe is. In another way, its goddamn annoying.

If you want a different explanation, mages are girly-men (Or perhaps girly-women).

I was amused by Panel 3 A LOT before I saw 6. The way it is, it appears that Hemlock was knocked pretty deep into the ground by a mosquito. It's only when 6 shows up that you realize the mosquito isn't THAT powerful.

TakatoGuil wrote:I was amused by Panel 3 A LOT before I saw 6. The way it is, it appears that Hemlock was knocked pretty deep into the ground by a mosquito. It's only when 6 shows up that you realize the mosquito isn't THAT powerful.